Ralph Steadman

Considered by some to be the quintessential gonzo artist. Traveled with HST on many of his weird journeys, including an attempt to spraypaint fuck the pope on the side of an America's Cup yacht. His artwork is usually ugliness personified. Excellent work.

Born in 1936, Ralph Steadman began his creative life drawing cartoons, but quickly spread his far-reaching... uh... reach... into several other areas of creativity, several of which are actually legal. He has published illustrated versions of several books, including Animal Farm, Alice in Wonderland, and Treasure Island. In addition to illustration, Steadman has also written and illustrated several books of his own, including a biography of Sigmund Freud, a farsical and fantastic biography of Leonardo da Vinci, and The Big I Am, which is a sort of a biography of God.